Torbat-e Heydarieh County ( fa, شهرستان تربت حیدریه, ''Šahrestâne Torbate Heydarie'') is located in Razavi Khorasan province,

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. The capital of the county is

Torbat-e Heydarieh Torbat-e Heydarieh ( fa, تربت حيدريه, also Romanized as Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh; also known as Torbat-e Heydari, Turbat-i-Haidari, Torbate Heydari, and Turbet-i-Haidari, and for short Torbat) is a city and capital of Torbat-e Heydarieh C ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Zaveh County) was 261,917, in 67,735 households. Retrieved 27 October 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 224,626, in 68,927 households. Torbat - Heydarieh city is 1005 km. away from

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and in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountain having different weathers in different areas. In the past, this city was called " Zaveh", According to a narrative in 13th century AD., Sheikh Haydar -famous Gnostic- was living there. The change of its name from "Zaveh" to Torbat-Haydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belong to Sasanian time and 13th century AD. and are as follows: Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid fire - temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheik Haydar, Sheik Abolghasema and Shoh Senjan tombs.

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Counties of Razavi Khorasan Province {{RazaviKhorasan-geo-stub